Fiscal 2024 Results

As a good corporate citizen, Toray Group is helping to promote the sustainable development of local and international communities based on its corporate philosophy. The Group also supports the social contribution activities of its employees under the Toray Group Social Initiative Policies.
The CSR Roadmap 2025 sets KPIs for social contribution expenditures, such as donations and personnel expenses associated with social contribution activities, and Toray Group maintains initiatives at the designated scale.
Consolidated social contribution expenditures in fiscal 2024 were 2.20 billion yen, while such expenditures were approximately 1.31 billion yen at Toray Industries, Inc. alone. This figure is 126% of average expenditures over the last six years (fiscal 2018-2023, 1.75 billion yen), surpassing the target of 100% or higher set in the CSR Roadmap 2025.
In fiscal 2024, the main activities included support for the Toray Science Foundation and Toray science foundations in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea, as well as the promotion of sports participation in China through sponsorship of the Shanghai International Marathon.
In fiscal 2024, Toray Industries, on behalf of Toray Group, donated approximately 220 million yen to Toray Science Foundation. Toray Group companies outside Japan donated approximately 200 million yen to Toray science foundations around the world. Through its donation activities, the Group supports the advancement of science and technology both in Japan and overseas.
In its CSR Roadmap 2025, Toray Group sets KPIs for the number of social contribution activities to be implemented in order to ensure that the Group continues to actively contribute to society. In addition, the roadmap sets KPIs for the number of beneficiaries of educational support activities, such as science classes for schools and career education, with the aim of developing a solid educational support program, which has been a long-term Toray Group focus.
The number of social contribution activities implemented in fiscal 2024 was 2,214 (41 more than the previous year), compared to the Group target of 2,500 or more. These included initiatives such as educational support activities and volleyball clinics with employees serving as instructors.
The beneficiaries of educational support activities numbered 22,024 (3,208 more than the previous year), higher than the Group target of 15,000 or more. This was achieved through initiatives such as visits to elementary, junior high, and high schools by Toray science class instructors who encourage interest in science, the environment, and related career possibilities. Other initiatives included hosting plant tours and welcoming visitors at various Toray sites, increasing the number of volleyball clinics held, and actively collaborating on external educational events.